Amstel Gold Race 2022, as it happened: Maria Cavalli stages upset to deny SD Worx and Annemiek van Vleuten
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ByEurosport
Updated 10/04/2022 at 14:08 GMT
Annemiek van Vleuten - after finishing second and third in the past two editions of the Amstel Gold Race - will be gunning for glory, but with the last three winners of the race all present in Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma), Katia Niewiadoma (Canyon-Sram) and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Team SD Worx), she will have her work cut out. Follow LIVE updates on Sunday.
Highlights: Cavalli wins Amstel Gold after surprise attack
TOP 10
- 1. Marta Cavalli (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope)
- 2. Demi Vollering (SD Worx)
- 3. Liane Lippert (Team DSM)
- 4. Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar)
- 5. Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM)
- 6. Mavi Garcia (UAE Team ADW)
- 7. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (SD Worx)
- 8. Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo)
- 9. Coryn Labecki (Jumbo-Visma)
- 10. Sofia Bertizzolo (UAE Team ADQ)
MARTA CAVALLI WINS AMSTEL GOLD RACE!
Marta Cavalli wins for FDJ! A superb attack on the crest of the Cauberg created distance between her and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (SD-Worx) who led the chasers. She held on in the final few hundred metres to secure an impressive win.
FLAMME ROUGE : MARTA CAVALLI ATTACKS
Marta Cavalli (FDJ) reaches the Flamme Rouge first as she attacks over the top of the Cauberg.
2KM TO GO: RIDERS REACH THE CAUBERG
Van Vlueten is on the front as the riders reach the Cauberg for the final time. All of the big contenders are still there. Niewiadoma joins Van Vlueten on the front. Van Vlueten will know if she wants to win she will have to lose the rest on the climb with plenty of quick finishers behind her.
7KM TO GO: RACE BACK TOGETHER
As predicted the race is now back together with 7km to go. Niamh Fisher Black (SD Worx), Lucinda Brand (Trek-Segafredo), Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) and Soraya Paladin (Canyon//SRAM) have all attacked and counter-attacked off the front but nothing has stuck.
10KM TO GO: GARCIA REELED IN
Garcia gets reeled in by the peloton. The bunch are getting closer. SD Worx have two riders on the front working hard. The breakaway group are 17 seconds ahead and working well but it now looks like it is just a matter of time before the race is back together.
17KM TO GO: ONE LAP TO GO
We're now into the final lap here and the Cauberg has done its job. The brutal climb has caused a split in the peloton and only 14 remain in the first big bunch. Up the road, the leading trio are working well. They have a lead of 25 seconds on the peloton and 15 seconds on Mavi Garcia (UAE Team ADQ) who has attacked from the pack.
25KM TO GO: ACTION IN THE PELOTON
At the moment the peloton doesn't seem to be concerned about the move up the road. Perhaps this is because of how quickly they have been able to reel in the leaders earlier in the race. Despite this, three chasers briefly emerged from the pack. Shirin van Anrooij (Trek - Segafredo), Floortje Mackaij (DSM) and Riejanne Markus (Jumbo - Visma) attack off the front. They get within 25 seconds of the leading trio, however, once again they are quickly swallowed up by the peloton.
30KM: THREE GO CLEAR
There have been plenty of riders trying to have a go off the front however there are just three that have been able to make a lead stick. Amanda Spratt (BikeExchange - Jayco), Arlenis Sierra (Movistar) and Pauliena Rooijakkers (Canyon - SRAM) now have a lead of about 40 seconds. Its been a strong effort from the trio as they quickly open up a sizable lead. Can they hold on until the finish?
THE EUROSPORT TIPS FOR TODAY
Before the race our Eurosport experts had their say on who they thought would cross the finish line first.
- Dan Lloyd - Demi Vollering (SD Worx)
- Iris Slappendel - Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon // SRAM))
- Audrey Cordon-Ragot - Arlenis Sierra (Movistar)
- Adam Blythe - Annemiek Van Vleuten (Movistar)
- Ilenia Lazzaro - Demi Vollering (SD Worx)
38KM TO GO : ALL BACK TOGETHER
Forget everything I just said. The race is now back together after a mammoth effort from UAE Team ADQ at the front of the peloton. And just as we reach the bottom of the Cauberg for the second time they reel in the eight leaders. The eight at the front didn't work well together and didn't seem united in their efforts. We're now in for bumper finish. Who attacks next?
45KM TO GO: BEMELBERG
Has the peloton just given up? It certainly seems like it. The leaders are just about to get to the Bemelerberg and the group of eight now have a lead of over a minute. Ellen van Dijk is at the front and setting a fearsome pace.
50KM TO GO: SANTESTEBAN ATTACKS FROM THE PELOTON
The lead group now has seven riders as Ane Santesteban (Team BikeExchange) attacks from the peloton on the Guelhemmerberg and joins the leaders up the road. They currently have a 25 second advantage over the bunch.
CRASH IN THE PELOTON
There are three Movistar riders down after Arlenis Sierra crashed on the first corner after the finish line and took her team mates Emma Norsgaard and Katrine Aalerud down with her.
60KM TO GO: HEADING TOWARDS THE CAUBERG
The peloton have started to get their act together. Chantal Van den Broek-Blaak (SD Worx), Ellen Van Dijk, (Trek - Segafredo), Anna Henderson (Jumbo - Visma) and Liane Lippert (DSM) were able to catch the leading group and at one point held a 38 second lead with Niewiadoma (Canyon - SRAM), Van Vleuten (Movistar) and Vollering (SD Worx). That gap is now down to around 20 seconds. The seven at the front are just about to cross the finish line in Berg-en-Terbligt for the first time.
69KM TO GO: 9 IN THE BREAK
We join the coverage with 69km to go and there are nine riders in the breakaway group. The group isn't short of talent with Annemiek Van Vlueten (Movistar) in the move. She is joined by four SD Works riders, including Ashleigh Moolman and Marlen Reusser aswell as Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM) and Lucinda Brand (Trek-Segafredo). They currently have 17 seconds on a disjointed peloton behind.
THE TEAMS
- Canyon-SRAM Racing
- EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
- FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
- Human Powered Health
- Liv Racing Xstra
- Movistar Team Women
- Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
- Team BikeExchange-Jayco
- Team DSM
- Team Jumbo-Visma
- Team SD Worx
- Trek-Segafredo
- UAE Team ADQ
- UNO-X Pro Cycling Team
- Andy Schleck - CP NVST – Immo Losch
- Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire Cycling Team
- Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
- GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
- Le Col-Wahoo
- AG Insurance-NXTG
- Parkhotel Valkenburg
- Plantur-Pura
- Team COOP-Hitec Products
- Valcar-Travel & Service
WHAT IS THE ROUTE?
The field will have a challenging route on their hands this year with the iconic Cauberg being climbed four times. The race starts in Maastricht and ends with three 17.9km circuits in Valkenburg. The women will climb the Geulhemmerberg, Bemelerberg aswell as the previously mentioned Cauberg three times during those circuits.
WELCOME
Welcome to the live text coverage of 2022 Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition. The peloton started the 128.5km route at roughly 9:45 this morning, rolling out of Maastricht.
The Amstel Gold Race should be a hard-fought affair, with the last three winners - Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma), Katia Niewiadoma (Canyon-Sram) and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Team SD Worx) - all on the startline.
The race is a rare gap in Movistar rider Annemiek van Vleuten’s palmares. Could that change on Sunday?
She will have her work cut out, though, with a stacked startlist. Alongside the aforementioned, Trek-Segafredo are sending Ellen van Dijk, Elisa Longo Borghini and world champion Elisa Balsamo, while SD Worx duo Demi Vollering and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio will also be there.
However, after finishing second and third in the past two editions, Van Vleuten will be hungry for glory – especially after narrowly missing out in the Ronde van Vlaanderen last Sunday. She has the form where the likes of Demi Vollering, Marianne Vos, Ellen van Dijk and Elisa Longo Borghini don’t.
How to watch
Eurosport has you covered for both races, with coverage of the women’s race from 12:00 UK time and of the men’s race from 13:15. Juggle things carefully and you’ll be able to watch the climax to Stage 1 of the Tour of Turkey, too.
You can also watch the Amstel Gold Race on discovery+ and GCN+.
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